All right to buy articles
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CommentWas Angela Rayner right to buy?
The shadow levelling-up secretary has taken flak for exercising her right to buy, but Labour too has a long history of dalliance with the concept of selling council homes, writes Ben Flatman
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CommentThe only way out of the housing crisis is to build more social homes
We need everyone to get behind a long-term investment plan, says Peabody’s Elly Hoult
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NewsCouncil hits out at ‘damaging’ Right to Buy as homes in Stirling Prize-winning scheme set for sale
Seven residents want to buy homes in Mikhail Riches’ prize-winning Goldsmith Street development
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NewsDLUHC confirms end of policy enabling councils to keep 100% of RTB receipts
Policy will end despite DLUHC asking the Treasury for an extension
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NewsSadiq Khan to divert AHP development grant into buying 10,000 existing private homes
Challenging market sees Mayor shift partially away from development towards helping local authorities buy homes on the open market for council housing
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NewsBoris Johnson resigns leaving industry in limbo
Turmoil in government sparks fears of extended housing and planning policy hiatus
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In FocusCIH annual conference: seven key talking points from Manchester
Thousands of housing professionals flocked to Manchester this week for the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference. But what were the attendees talking about this year? Carl Brown reports
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NewsGove says associations will be ‘seduced’ to join Right to Buy scheme with generous funding
Housing secretary says Treasury has agreed to find funding package but not finalised deal
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CommentWe must not let housing policy fall victim to political popularism
The proposed Right to Buy for housing association tenants shows Boris Johnson is desperately grasping for policies that won’t work and will cause damage, warns Ben Derbyshire
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NewsGove commits to ‘one-for-one’ replacement in housing association Right to Buy
Housing secretary says revamped policy will be funded to ensure sold off properties are replaced
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NewsRight to buy for housing association tenants ‘not the right policy’
Umbrella-groups have panned the government’s plans to revive the policy allowing housing associations tenants to buy their homes at a discount
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NewsGovernment plans to revive housing association right to buy
Reports Boris Johnson is “very excited” about the idea of tenants being able to buy their housing association homes